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awakening
Joined: 02 Mar 2011 Posts: 80 Location: Minneapolis
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Posted: Sun Dec 09, 2012 12:48 pm Post subject: Record storage - To sleeve or not to sleeve |
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So I recently moved and beforehand I removed all of the paper sleeves from the outer sleeves of my collection to keep them from splitting the spines during shipping. Now that I am settled in I have been contemplating wether or not I should placed them back in and have been reading mixed opinions online about doing so. Any one have an opinion or insight?
Curious as to how everyone does it. |
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Fallen_Empire Guest
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Posted: Sun Dec 09, 2012 12:58 pm Post subject: |
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I leave them out to prevent ring wear. |
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hellbomber

Joined: 25 Oct 2012 Posts: 92
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Posted: Sun Dec 09, 2012 1:47 pm Post subject: |
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I put them all back in a few years ago when i noticed pretty harsh colapsing of the spines, and i still got ring indentations.
but, your talking alot of wait and pressure over time.
They are going to wear one way or another over time.. _________________ "Skullfuck their crying eyes" |
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hellbomber

Joined: 25 Oct 2012 Posts: 92
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Posted: Sun Dec 09, 2012 1:48 pm Post subject: |
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oops weight over time. _________________ "Skullfuck their crying eyes" |
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desolatesounds
Joined: 07 May 2010 Posts: 303
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Posted: Sun Dec 09, 2012 2:25 pm Post subject: |
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Fallen_Empire wrote: | I leave them out to prevent ring wear. |
This. |
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MoshItUp
Joined: 12 Nov 2012 Posts: 81 Location: The City of Wind
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Posted: Sun Dec 09, 2012 3:57 pm Post subject: |
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i just leave the records in the outer sleeve. i've had quite a few records for a long time and the ones i bought brand new are just fine 20 years later. _________________ Sick Boy |
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Throne_of_ahaz Guest
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Posted: Sun Dec 09, 2012 4:36 pm Post subject: |
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Definitely sleeve, but whole record also in a thick PVC sleeve.
If you are careful when removing/replacing the record from the inner sleeve, this is no reason why you should get any seam splits. Ringwear is probably MORE likely if you keep the record outside of the sleeve as well, due to pressure from other records. |
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Fallen_Empire Guest
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Posted: Sun Dec 09, 2012 4:53 pm Post subject: |
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Throne_of_ahaz wrote: | Ringwear is probably MORE likely if you keep the record outside of the sleeve as well, due to pressure from other records. |
To me it seems that ringwear occurs from the inside out |
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Saevus

Joined: 21 Nov 2008 Posts: 2015 Location: Central Virginia
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lordoftherim
Joined: 13 Jul 2010 Posts: 2850
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Posted: Sun Dec 09, 2012 5:39 pm Post subject: |
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I started storing outside more for the fact that some of the gatefold covers, etc fit in protective sleeves rather snug, and over time it has a tendency to wear at the edges and corners with successive plays. much less handling of the covers now if I store the LP itself in the back _________________ trade-want list/available list- http://www.nwnprod.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=20339 |
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Throne_of_ahaz Guest
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Posted: Sun Dec 09, 2012 6:05 pm Post subject: |
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Fallen_Empire wrote: | Throne_of_ahaz wrote: | Ringwear is probably MORE likely if you keep the record outside of the sleeve as well, due to pressure from other records. |
To me it seems that ringwear occurs from the inside out |
It'll happen either way, you can't escape it on a record. |
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NK7 banned
Joined: 07 Oct 2012 Posts: 1326 Location: Beograd, Srbija
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Posted: Sun Dec 09, 2012 6:56 pm Post subject: |
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You guys are way too obsessed about the condition of your OOP wynil. It's a lost battle really, sooner or later all of them will deteriorate to some extent no matter how nitpicky you decide to be. I'm not saying you should have breakfast and shave your moustache on your Flames of Hell "Fire and steel" lp but come on, enjoy your records and don't panic over the occasional seam split, it's a part of the game. I know people who collect art worth thousands of $$$ and they're far less obnoxiously zealous about it than some of you. _________________ Permabanned |
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GoldenBull

Joined: 10 Jan 2008 Posts: 8165
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Posted: Sun Dec 09, 2012 7:43 pm Post subject: |
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I keep LPs in the sleeves mostly because I'd rather keep the vinyl in great shape than the cover. About half of my records have typical protective sleeves; the rest are piled pretty loosely into crates, and my overall policy is "try not to step on the fucking things." |
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Buried In Ohio

Joined: 24 May 2007 Posts: 993 Location: Dominaria
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Posted: Sun Dec 09, 2012 7:54 pm Post subject: |
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it's also immensely easier to store records outside of the jacket for listening purposes. That way every time you want to listen to a record you don't have to remove the jacket from the poly sleeve, fiddle with removing the paper sleeves from the jacket which half the time never fits correctly anyways, try and jam the paper sleeve and vinyl back into the jacket after you're done. It's just a massive pain in the ass. |
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Travis N.
Joined: 27 Apr 2010 Posts: 1532 Location: Minnesota
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Posted: Sun Dec 09, 2012 8:00 pm Post subject: |
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Buried In Ohio wrote: | it's also immensely easier to store records outside of the jacket for listening purposes. That way every time you want to listen to a record you don't have to remove the jacket from the poly sleeve, fiddle with removing the paper sleeves from the jacket which half the time never fits correctly anyways, try and jam the paper sleeve and vinyl back into the jacket after you're done. It's just a massive pain in the ass. |
Yeah you're right. It's so time consuming. |
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